The Sage Handbook of Workplace Learning

This Handbook provides a state-of-the art overview of the field of workplace learning from a global perspective. The authors are all well-placed theoreticians, researchers, and practitioners in this burgeoning field, which cuts across higher education, vocational education and training, post-compulsory secondary schooling, and lifelong education. The volume provides a broad-based, yet incisive analysis of the range of theory, research, and practical developments in workplace learning.

PART ONE: THEORYTheories of Work, Place and Learning: New Directions - Len Cairns and Margaret MallochTheories of Workplace Learning - Paul HagerWorkplaces and Learning - Knud IllerisWorkplace Learning and the Organization - Alison Fuller and Lorna UnwinSubjectivity, Self and Personal Agency in Learning Through and for Work - Stephen BilletLearning in the Workplace: Communities of Practice and Beyond - Len CairnsActivity Theory and Learning at Work - Yrjo EngestromInformal Learning at Work: Conditions, Processes and Logics - Per Erik EllstromTowards a Meta-Theory of Learning and Performance - Darlene Russ-EftKnowledge and Workplace Learning - Nicholas M AllixRethinking Work-Based Learning: For Education Professionals and Professionals Who Educate - Karen Evans, David Guile and Judy HarrisPART TWO: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE Researching Workplace Learning: An Overview and Critique - Peter H SawchuckHow Researching Learning at Work can Lead to Tools for Enhancing Learning - Michael ErautResearching Workplace Learning in the United States - Victoria Marsick, Karen Watkins and Bridget N O¿ConnorResearching Workplace Learning in Australia - Nicky Solomon and David BoudResearching Workplace Learning in Europe - Hans Gruber and Christian HarteisInitiatives in VET and Workplace Learning: A Korean Perspective - Sang-Duk ChoiAge Management in Organisations in the European Union - Gerhard Naegele and Alan WalkerWork and Learning: From Schools to Workplaces - Richard D LakesCompetency-based Training and its Impact on Workplace Learning in Australia - Allie Clemans and Peter RushbrookWork-related Learning in the United States: Past Practices, Paradigm Shifts, and Policies of Partnerships - John M DirkxWorkplace Learning in East Africa: A Case Study - Martin Mulder and Judith GulikersPolicies for the Knowledge Economy: Knowledge Discourses at Play - Tara FenwickVirtual Workplace Learning: Promises Met? - Robert G Brookshire, Kara M Lybarger and Lynn B KeaneSeeing Workplace Learning through an Emotional Lens - Brenda R BeattyTowards a Social Ecology of Adult Learning in and through the Workplace - Karen Evans, Edmund Waite, and Natasha KershPART THREE: ISSUES AND FUTURESBeyond the Workplace: Learning in the Lifeplace - Margaret Harris and Colin ChisholmWorkplace Learning in the Knowledge Economy: The Development of Vocational Practice and Social Capital - David GuileWorkplace Learning and Higher Education - Carol CostleyIdentifying and Classifying Corporate Universities in the United States - Amy Lui-AbelPartnerships Between and Among Education and the Public and Private Sectors - Bridget N O¿Connor and Doug LynchBrave New Workplace: The Impact of Technology on Location and Job Structures - Elizabeth Regan and Chester DelaneyTechnology and Knowledge Management - Jingli Cheng, Su Jin Son and Curtis J BonkWorkplace Learning: Organizations, Ethics and Issues - Craig E Johnson